Meeting 4/15/15

Mark Odorizzi, Daniel Synoski, John Vargo                                                                                    

4/15/2015

Group 42 Section 940

Week 3, Meeting 6

Objectives

Present criteria matrix for location to Dr. Mitchell

Discuss potential design criteria based on online research

Determine the next step in structural design

Procedure

Upon review, Dr. Mitchell approved the criteria matrix. He suggested more considerations for location had this been a longer project, but said that this was sufficient for a 10 week project. Dan presented the AutoCAD site plan to Dr. Mitchell for approval and then the group began discussion on design.

In continued discussion about design criteria and constraints, Dr. Mitchell provided a few things to think about.

• Comfortable Seating
• How many seats?
• What defines comfort?
• AV Display
• What is displayed?
• How big is it?
• Where is it placed?
• How many displays are there?
• Can it be seen from outside of the shelter?
• Is it shaded from the sun?
• Is it protected from vandalism?
• Amenities
• Trash can?
• Route map leaflets?
• Sound?
• Lighting?

Dr. Mitchell said that for next week, the group needs to have a set list of criteria for design.

Next, the group discussed structural design with Dr. Mitchell. He said to design in 2D and 3D simultaneously. In other words, when designing a floor plan always have a 3D vision in mind. Here the group showed Dr. Mitchell the research they had done online and discussed the benefits of each design.
Finally, Dr. Mitchell gave a brief introduction to beam theory and suggested that the group look up Beam Deflection online. Dr. Mitchell also gave the group links to various videos regarding Beam Theory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K27dJqGpf8[2]; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af2i7OihAbc[3]). Figure 6-1 shows the basic concepts that Dr. Mitchell Introduced in the meeting.

Figure 6-1: Load (a), Shear (b), and Moment (c) Diagrams[4]

Obstacles

There were no obstacles to report this meeting.

Progress against Schedule

The survey is complete, design is starting and research on bus shelter continues. The group has not yet completed its design criteria and constraints so it is behind schedule on that portion. However, there is more that goes into the constraints list than what was previously predicted. This will be completed by the end of the week.

Goals for next meeting

The group will have a set list of criteria and have designs to propose to Dr. Mitchell. Structure/beam research will continue. The group will think about how the shelter can be layed out on the site.